9 result(s) for boycott in Sport
World Aquatics Congress Approves Moving HQ to Budapest
- 26 Jul 2023 10:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
The World Aquatics (WA) Congress, formerly known as Fina, has approved the board’s proposal to move its headquarters to Budapest, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Fukuoka, Japan.
Great Summer of Sport Ahead in Budapest
- 26 Jun 2023 3:36 PM
- sport
Budapest is hosting a number of high-profile sports events this summer, including the prestigious World Athletics Championships for which a new stadium has just been unveiled. Look out, too, for the ever-popular Grand Prix, soon approaching its 40th anniversary.
Russia Banned From Swimming Competition Held in Budapest
- 25 Mar 2022 4:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- sport
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) decided on Wednesday to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from all competitions, including the World Championships to be held in Budapest in June.
Germany May Boycott World Aquatics Championships Held in Budapest
- 18 Mar 2022 12:17 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- sport
Germany will boycott the World Aquatics Championships to be held in Budapest in June if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete, even as neutrals.
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
FIFA President Sent Thank You Letter For The Hungarian Prime Minister
- 6 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
Joseph Blatter, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), has written a letter to Viktor Orbán thanking the Hungarian prime minister for contributing to the success of the organisation’s congress in Budapest in May. In the letter, which appears on the Prime Minister’s website, the Swiss sports diplomat offers Mr. Orbán his special thanks for a ‘thought-provoking ...
World Aquatics Congress Approves Moving HQ to Budapest
- 26 Jul 2023 10:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
The World Aquatics (WA) Congress, formerly known as Fina, has approved the board’s proposal to move its headquarters to Budapest, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Fukuoka, Japan.
Great Summer of Sport Ahead in Budapest
- 26 Jun 2023 3:36 PM
- sport
Budapest is hosting a number of high-profile sports events this summer, including the prestigious World Athletics Championships for which a new stadium has just been unveiled. Look out, too, for the ever-popular Grand Prix, soon approaching its 40th anniversary.
Russia Banned From Swimming Competition Held in Budapest
- 25 Mar 2022 4:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- sport
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) decided on Wednesday to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from all competitions, including the World Championships to be held in Budapest in June.
Germany May Boycott World Aquatics Championships Held in Budapest
- 18 Mar 2022 12:17 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- sport
Germany will boycott the World Aquatics Championships to be held in Budapest in June if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete, even as neutrals.
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
FIFA President Sent Thank You Letter For The Hungarian Prime Minister
- 6 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
Joseph Blatter, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), has written a letter to Viktor Orbán thanking the Hungarian prime minister for contributing to the success of the organisation’s congress in Budapest in May. In the letter, which appears on the Prime Minister’s website, the Swiss sports diplomat offers Mr. Orbán his special thanks for a ‘thought-provoking ...